// Station · 55m ago

KIPL

Imperial County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 18.3°C / 6.1°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

ELEV -54 FT

32.8354°N / 115.5740°W

LOCATION · Imperial, US

WIND

310°9 kt

KIPL · -54 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

18 / 6

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 310°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KIPL 270853Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 28030/0802 SLP050 T01830061 53015

KIPL · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 310° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1005.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

310°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

32★ HDG 320° H9 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,308'

26 HDG 260° H6 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

08 HDG 080° T6 kt X7 kt LEFT —

14 HDG 140° T9 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 946 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +4°C

600FT

+654 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV-54 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT182 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUKI (Ukiah Municipal Airport, Ukiah, elev 614 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,188 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:38ZSUNRISE

19:40ZSOLAR NOON

02:43ZSUNSET

03:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:11Z (17h 22m) DAY LENGTH14h 05m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE21:18Z MOONSET11:24Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KIPL.

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